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Bannockburn Golf Club News

The golf course is in great order at the moment after many of hours of voluntary work carried out over the past few weeks and a timely rain event to help things along.

The course has been aerovated, Gypsum and fertiliser applied and starting up of the Irrigation system. This has culminated in the course being in excellent order and ready for the summer months ahead.

It is a great credit to all of the members who have worked and helped out along the way.

At our recent Annual General Meeting we saw the end of a 4 year term by our President Dick Crockett and for a similar term as Captain Rob Prince. Both of these people have contributed to the club immensely with time and great dedication to their roles however I’m sure they will continue to contribute for many more years in the future.

Max McLaren has been elected as the new President with Henk Kersten as the new Captain. Steve Carty and Heather Prince are new members elected to the 12 persons General Committee. We wish them all the best for the year ahead.

On Wednesday 18 November the Ladies had their final day for the winter season with a wonderful turn out for the Wind Up Day. It was great to have 4 ladies life members – Doris, Phyllis, May and Heather – as well as past players - Pat, Margie, and Maryann enjoying lunch with current playing lady members. Congratulations to all the lady winners 2015, it was good to see the trophies spread across so many of our ladies.

This year the Ladies Committee have decided to run a Summer Competition on Wednesdays. The format will vary between Stroke, Stableford, Par and Match play, with the calendar still to be finalized.

The Ladies’ Summer Comp will run from Wednesday December 2nd to Wednesday February 3rd – teeing off at 8.30am. Comp fees will be $5.00, and on very hot days the comp may be reduced to a 9 hole comp at the Captain’s discretion.

At the completion of the Ladies’ Summer Competition season, the Champion will receive their voucher at the Opening Day of the 2016 Season.

By the time you are reading this we will have held our Presentation night on 28th November with all the various events winners having received their trophies.

Also on this night Stan Madden who has been a member of the club for 45 years and involved with much of the early development of the course will be presented with a life membership of the club. Congratulations Stan.

The Annual Open Tournament will be held on 19th to the 22nd February 2016 when Bannockburn Golf club will be host to visiting golfers from the clubs around the district.

We would also like to wish all the readers of the Bannockburn News a wonderful and safe Christmas and hopefully for those who are golfers many days of enjoyable golf ahead.